SMOOTHING OUT THE BUMPS

Transitioning from primary school to high school is a dramatic time of change for most students which is why Middle School is so important. Mr Gavin Neale is the Head of Middle School at Pacific Hills Christian School, at Dural, and said the goal of Middle School is to make this time as smooth as […]

Northholm Student Helping Overseas

Hi, my name is Lauren Ivory and I am in Year 11 at Northholm Grammar School. During the last school holidays, I was very blessed to have the opportunity to spend 10 days in India with the charity ‘Project Help India’. During my time in India we travelled to Bijnor, Delhi and Kotdwara. In the […]

GALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL

To commemorate Anzac Day our students in the last week of term contributed to the making of beautiful wreaths. Led by our School Captains and Vice Captains Milla, Rhys, Amber and Braeden a very moving ANZAC service and address by Lieutenant Colonel Greg Colton DSM was then held in the school hall. Also held at […]

Galston High School – Authors teach students the value of a good book

Students from Galston High School had the chance to chat with authors behind the scenes at the Sydney Writers Festival in Parramatta. On Thursday 1 May, four students interviewed New York Times bestselling authors Dhonielle Clayton and Neal Shusterman as well as home-grown talent Ambelin Kwaymullina and Will Kostakis. Talking to Year 9 student Sarah […]

Scientifically Speaking

It’s always a great pleasure to see past students of Hills Grammar returning to the School. Recently we welcomed back scientist Stuart Kumar-Terry, class of 2007, who was excited to have an open conversation with the next generation of budding scientists. The author of The Science That Changed the World, answered questions from our Junior […]

Food Drive

Are You Hungry? Anglicare Annual Winter Food Drive | 15-16 June Unfortunately this winter families in Sydney will be hungry. Rent stress, is only one of the issues some families have to deal with. Anglicare find each winter there is an increased demand for their services, especially food. For fifteen years our community has donated […]

Galston KU News

Welcome back to term 2! In week One we received fantastic news…. Our preschool has been rated as Exceeding the National Quality Standard across all 7 Quality Areas! The National Quality Standard (NQS) sets a high national benchmark for early childhood education and care services in Australia. The NQS includes 7 quality areas that are […]

Learning Opportunities at Hillside

This term we are fortunate to have students from Galston High School coaching all of our students in a variety of sports. Netball, volleyball, cricket and touch football are the sports being taught to our students. It is wonderful watching the enjoyment on our students’ faces when being encouraged and praised by the high school […]

Fagan Park

History is a strange thing. Back then the people didn’t think about becoming history. Even nowadays we don’t think we’re going to be history, yet sometime in the relatively near future people will look back on us the same way. And on top of that, the things we currently consider to be regular everyday tools […]

NEWS FROM HISTORY COTTAGE

Maybe it is the beautiful weather we are experiencing that makes us look around and realise what a beautiful place we live in. Maybe that is the reason visitors to History Cottage are asking about the history of their property and the history of the area. Maybe that is why Hornsby Shire Council is reviewing […]